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| Timeline of Significant Events | 1. Sam Houston resigns as governor of Texas |
| 1861 | Texas secedes from the Union and joins the Confederate States of America |
| Secession Convention | meeting held to determine whether or not Texas would secede from the Union, Texans felt slavery was vital to the economy and therefore, decided to secede |
| State's Rights | issue where states felt that the federal government did not have the right to intervene in their decisions, including the right to leave the Union. |
| The Battle of Palmito Ranch | fought along the Rio Grande in South Texas |
| popular sovereignty | democratic principle that reflects the will of the people through their ability to vote |
| John Magruder | - Confederate General |
| Separation of Powers | principle in which the government is divided into three distinct brances: Executive, Legislative and Judicial |
| Emancipation Proclamation | announcement freeing the slaves in the Confederate states issued by Abraham Lincoln as a means to disable the South and increase the numbers in the Union army - changed the direction of the war |
| Juneteenth | General Gordon Granger sent to Galveston to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation on June 19, 1865. |
| Communication Delays | the inability to communicate quickly allowed for the war to carry on for over a month after it had officially ended |
| Texas Supreme Court and U.S. Supreme Court | both have the power to check the Legislative Branch by declaring a law unconstitutional |
| Lawrence Sullivan "Sul" Ross | General in the Confederate Army,President of Texas A&M |
| Constitution of 1876 | allowed all men, regardless of race, the right to vote |
| City Governments | provide police and fire departments, emergencey medical services |
| property and sales tax | help fund state and local government in Texas |
| Rights of the Crime Victims | 1. the right to notification of court |
| Abraham Lincoln | President of the United States during the Civil War |
| Jefferson Davis | President of the Confederate States of America |
| Sam Houston | resigned as governor of Texas, believed Texas should remain loyal to the United States and not secede |
| State Board of Education | made up of elected officials that provide standards and policies for education in Texas |
